8-K 1 fast041820188kinvestorday.htm INVESTOR PRESENTATION

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2018

Fastenal Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota | 0-16125 | 41-0948415
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2001 Theurer Boulevard, Winona, Minnesota | 55987-1500
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (507) 454-5374
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 18, 2018, Fastenal Company hosted a pre-scheduled investor presentation, previously announced on a press release dated April 11, 2018, during the 2018 Fastenal Industrial and Construction Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. A copy of the slides presented at the event (the 'Investor Presentation') is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Investor Presentation, along with archived audio of the event, will also be available on the investor page of Fastenal's website at http://investor.fastenal.com/events.cfm until May 17, 2018.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Exchange Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number |  | Description of Document
99.1 |  | Investor Presentation dated April 18, 2018

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | Fastenal Company
|  | (registrant)
April 19, 2018 | By: | /s/ SHERYL A. LISOWSKI
(Date) |  | Sheryl A. Lisowski Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer